Forrest Lee Ames v. State of Florida
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledOctober 23, 2020
Docket1D19-4426
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D19-4426
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FORREST LEE AMES,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County.
Michael C. Overstreet, Judge.
October 23, 2020
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See Lewis v. State, 2020 WL 4810133, at *1 (Fla.
3d DCA Aug. 19, 2020) (collecting cases illustrating that when
“reasonable grounds” are not shown, the trial court is not required
to order a competency examination).
ROBERTS, ROWE, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Laurel Cornell Niles,
Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Jennifer J. Moore, Assistant
Attorney General, and Jovona I. Parker, Assistant Attorney
General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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